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Paul as a young man are sparse and full of gaps. They are sufficient, nevertheless, to allow the apostle to appear as one of the liveliest figures of the New Testament. There are two ways of bringing the development of Paul’s character and of his view of life near to the reader of today: that of the
Paul had become a new creature and, therefore, has seen himself as a poor sinner, justified freely through grace in Christ Jesus. Christ’s strength and grace is revealed in Him. Gal. 1:16. On this plane the Father’s house with its many mansions. John 14:1-3. Such Paul is. For him to live is Christ a
solo performer, but one who la- bored in fundamental concert with the other apostles. He ar- gues that it is incorrect to think of Paul "as a solitary beacon that shines its light on deserted shores." Instead, "It is better to compare Paul to a star that does not shine all by itself. He may be a c
Second, Paul honors his master by speaking the truth of his master to others. It is astounding if you watch him carefully. You see him in prison in Phillippi, and yet speaking about the things of God and singing praises to God, which was the means God used to convert the Philippian jailor. You see H
THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL IN PAUL'S LIFE -- continued (Gal. 2:19-21) THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL IN PAUL'S LIFE -- continued (Gal. 2:19-21) Now Paul lives an altogether different kind of life. He lives the life of one who has been crucified with Christ, and who was raised up from the dead with him. (Rom
Paul’s Address Proper, vss. 4-23. a. He rehearses his manner of life prior to his meeting of Christ on the road to Damascus. He brings up two points in this connection. The first is that he always has and still adheres to the fundamental hope of Israel, the hope of the resurrection. He thus believed
But now Paul stands alone in the service of Christ, the risen and exalted Lord Who revealed Himself to him on the road to Damascus. He only asks: what wouldst thou have me do, Lord? He stands at his Lord's bidding. He is a servant of Jesus Christ in all the world. He has a dispensation entrusted to
There are many ways to look at the man called Paul. We could examine his pedigree, his education, and his accomplishments. Here was a man who wrote the biggest part of the New Testament and who ever stands as the church’s greatest missionary. But how did this come about? Was it because of his pedig
“Paul…This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” (II Tim. 1:1; 3:1). The former twenty-two articles of this series under this general heading were expounded according to the inspired perspective of Jude. Now we propose to continue the theme from the perspective of Paul. The nam
The record before Paul’s conversion – before the Son was revealed in him in all of his life, striving and teaching. Verses 13, 14. (1) He persecuted the church of God. (2) Was exceedingly zealous of the traditions of the fathers. He was in the class of these false teachers. He never returned to